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Friday, September 2, 2011

First Day of School!

Yesterday we had our first official day of school. It went much better than I thought it would. It was almost 90 degrees outside yesterday and the sunshine was calling us saying "summer isn't over yet!!". But we kept at it, and even got done sooner than I expected. We started with Bible readiing and a prayer over our school year, and ended with Math for Sport. Luckily math was mostly review, so it wasn't very painful! He will really enjoy the map book that goes along with our Social Studies. He would much rather do art than almost anything else!

I am excited to see how this year goes, and I am really looking forward to seeing how Sweetcheeks grows this year. We are working on her letters and numbers, and right now we're working on more vs. less. She was having a bit of difficulty with it until we used some things she could understand.... "would you rather have 4 M&M's or 7 M&M's? Suddenly she understood the concept!! It was quite funny! She gets to do lots of coloring which is something she also enjoys doing!

Yes, I know baby Moses' face is purple. When I asked her about it, she just simply said, "that is how he looked!"

We are thinking about what we want our Bible verse for the year to be. We want our year to be productive, but also to grow in the Lord. I'll keep you updated.

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Just your average, ordinary, homeschooling family of 8 living in the upper midwest. Join me as I journal our adventure in life, trying to use the gifts and talents God has blessed me with, and striving to do His will daily. I've learned many things and continue to learn things each day. My hope is to share with you the things I'm learning about building a homestead for His Glory and to give encouragement in your life. I know each day is a challenge that I fall short of, but with His Grace, I get to start each day new. Join me in our usually chaotic, but always blessed life!